Rogue killer Ice Age walruses can really ruin your day

Neil 'where the fudge are my thalattosaurs' Kelley once brought my attention to the following piece of art...

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I thought about saying something intelligent, but decided not to.

UPDATE: the image comes from here: Valin Mattheis's flickr site, and I hope I'm ok in using it.

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I'm entranced by their cute carotenoid eyes.

Vampire walruses ... what an Image.

By wolfwalker (not verified) on 24 Jul 2009 #permalink

The artistic genius behind this picture is my friend Valin Mattheis. Much, much more on his Flickr account; I suggest starting with Dolphin Eating Contest and working your way up from there.

Uh thalattosaurs on their way, promise. There's just so much to say about Agkistrognathus hard to fit it all into one post.

I never believed that the saber-toothed walrus used those fangs on mollusks.

By Roy in Nipomo (not verified) on 25 Jul 2009 #permalink

What was he smoking when he came up with that?

By Raymond Minton (not verified) on 25 Jul 2009 #permalink

Alternative title: "Time-travelling Zombie Walruses of Southern Hudson Bay"

By Nathan Myers (not verified) on 25 Jul 2009 #permalink